Send and Extract zip file to azure VM using powershell

Question

I am trying to send and extract the zip file to azure VM but unable make the connection to the remote Azure VM.

Code

$cred = Get-Credential
$SO = New-PSSessionOption -SkipCACheck -SkipCNCheck -SkipRevocationCheck
$session = New-PSSession -ConnectionUri 'http://xx.xx.xxx.xxx:3389' -Credential $cred -SessionOption $SO

Send-File -Path C:\testArchive.zip -Destination C:\ -Session $session
Expand-Archive -Path C:\testArchive.zip -DestinationPath C:\ -Session $session

Error

New-PSSession : [xx.xx.xxx.xxx] Connecting to remote server xx.xx.xxx.xxx 
failed with the following error message : The client cannot connect to the 
destination specified in the request. Verify that the service on the 
destination is running and is accepting requests. Consult the logs and 
documentation for the WS-Management service running on the destination, most 
commonly IIS or WinRM. If the destination is the WinRM service, run the 
following command on the destination to analyze and configure the WinRM 
service: "winrm quickconfig". For more information, see the 
about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
At line:4 char:12
+ $session = New-PSSession -ConnectionUri 'http://xx.xx.xxx.xxx:3389' - ...
+            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : OpenError: (System.Manageme....RemoteRunspace:Re 
   moteRunspace) [New-PSSession], PSRemotingTransportException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConnect,PSSessionOpenFailed

Below is the output when i run 'winrm quickconfig' command on azure VM

WinRM service is already running on this machine.
WinRM is already set up for remote management on this computer.

When I run the 'Enter-PSSession -ComputerName LoadTestVm -Port 3389 -Credential qa-admin'

Enter-PSSession : Connecting to remote server LoadTestVm failed with the following error 
message : The WinRM client cannot process the request because the server name cannot be 
resolved. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
At line:1 char:1
+ Enter-PSSession -ComputerName LoadTestVm -Port 3389 -Credential qa-ad ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (LoadTestVm:String) [Enter-PSSession], PSRem 
   otingTransportException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateRemoteRunspaceFailed

Answer 1

This is not really a best practice risk management/Security-wise.

<#
$username = 'qa-admin'
$pass = ConvertTo-SecureString -string 'xxxxxxxx' -AsPlainText -Force
#>

This ...

<#
$cred = New-Object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $username, $pass
#>

... there is a built-in cmdlet for this.

Never pass clear text passwords in a script. Either:

1. prompt for them
2. Read them from a secure pre-created file

Quickly and securely storing your credentials – PowerShell

Working with Passwords, Secure Strings and Credentials in Windows PowerShell

3. from Windows credential manager

CredentialManager 2.0

Accessing Windows Credentials Manager from PowerShell

How to Manage Secrets and Passwords with CredentialManager and PowerShell

$cred = Get-Credential -Credential $env:USERNAME

This...

$session = New-PSSession -ConnectionUri 'http://xx.xx.xxx.xxx:3389' -Credential $cred -SessionOption (New-PSSessionOption -SkipCACheck -SkipCNCheck -SkipRevocationCheck)

...is not correct. You cannot do this. You need the results of the above to pass to the -SessionOption param.

Get-Help -Name New-PSSessionOption -Examples

<#
NAME
    New-PSSessionOption

SYNOPSIS
    Creates an object that contains advanced options for a PSSession.


Example 1: Create a default session option

    PS C:\>New-PSSessionOption
...

This command creates a session option object that has all of the default values.
Example 2: Configure a session by using a session option object

    PS C:\>$pso = New-PSSessionOption -Culture "fr-fr" -MaximumReceivedObjectSize 10MB
    PS C:\>New-PSSession -ComputerName Server01 -SessionOption $pso

...

Example 3: Start an interactive session

    PS C:\>Enter-PSSession -ComputerName Server01 -SessionOption (New-PSSessionOption -NoEncryption -NoCompression)

...
Example 4: Modify a session option object

    PS C:\>$a = New-PSSessionOption
...

PS C:\> $a.UICulture = (Get-UICulture)
PS C:\> $a.OpenTimeout = (New-Timespan -Minutes 4)
PS C:\> $a.MaximumConnectionRedirectionCount = 1
PS C:\> $a

...

Example 5: Create a preference variable

    PS C:\>$PSSessionOption = New-PSSessionOption -OpenTimeOut 120000

...

Example 6: Fulfill the requirements for a remote session configuration

    PS C:\>$skipCN = New-PSSessionOption -SkipCNCheck
    PS C:\>New-PSSession -ComputerName 171.09.21.207 -UseSSL -Credential Domain01\User01 -SessionOption $SkipCN

...

Example 7: Make arguments available to a remote session

    PS C:\>$team = @{Team="IT"; Use="Testing"}
    PS C:\>$TeamOption = New-PSSessionOption -ApplicationArguments $team
    PS C:\>$s = New-PSSession -ComputerName Server01 -SessionOption $TeamOption
    PS C:\>Invoke-Command -Session $s {$PSSenderInfo.SpplicationArguments}

...

    PS C:\>Invoke-Command -Session $s {if ($PSSenderInfo.ApplicationArguments.Use -ne "Testing") {.\logFiles.ps1} else {"Just testing."}}
...
#>

So, yours is...

$SO       = New-PSSessionOption -SkipCACheck -SkipCNCheck -SkipRevocationCheck
$session  = New-PSSession -ConnectionUri 'http://xx.xx.xxx.xxx:3389' -Credential $cred -SessionOption $SO

# Process other actions
Send-File -Path C:\testArchive.zip -Destination C:\ -Session $session
Expand-Archive -Path C:\testArchive.zip -DestinationPath C:\ -Session $session

Answer 2

WINRM will run on either ports 5985 and 5986. The port 5985 is for HTTP and 5986 is for HTTPS. By default, it uses port 5985 if you have not specified it with -port . You should specify port 5985 instead of 3389, also enable it in your NSG if you have. So you could run Enter-PSSession -ComputerName "PublicIPaddress of VM" -Port 5985 -Credential $cred .

This works on my side.

Copy-Item -Path D:\nancy\4.zip -Destination C:\ –ToSession $session

Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock { Expand-Archive -Path C:\4.zip -DestinationPath C:\ }

More references:

https://www.assistanz.com/access-azure-windows-vm-through-powershell/

https://geekdudes.wordpress.com/2016/11/16/enabling-remote-powershell-connection-to-azure-virtual-machine/

https://mohitgoyal.co/2016/11/10/enable-powershell-remoting-on-azure-rm-virtual-machines/